Two motorists dead in separate East Moline crashes
East Moline police are investigating two fatal crashes that happened Wednesday morning on Interstate 88.
On Wednesday May 8th, 2024 at approximately 8:08 a.m., East Moline Police officers were dispatched to a traffic crash with injuries that occurred on I-88 westbound, just east of Exit 2. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a box truck had struck the rear end of a semi-truck that was entering the roadway from the shoulder, according to a police release.
The box truck was off the roadway upon arrival and the male driver was being tended to by EMS from the East Moline Fire Department and Genesis Ambulance. The driver was removed from the vehicle and then transported to Genesis Hospital-Illini in Silvis, where he later succumbed to his injuries. He was pronounced dead by the Rock Island County Coroner’s Office and his identity is being withheld pending notification of family.
Crash reconstruction services were later completed by troopers from the Illinois State Police. The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured and received a citation for Violating Minimum Speed Regulation.
While first responders were working on this crash scene, approximately 40 minutes later an additional crash occurred just east of the location, police said. As an approaching semi-truck was slowing down due to the crash scene, a sedan being driven by a female crashed into the rear end of the semi-truck.
East Moline Fire Department personnel along with Hillsdale Fire Department personnel who were already on scene for the first crash, tended to the female driver for her injuries. She was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Genesis Hospital-Illini in Silvis, where she also died.
She was pronounced deceased by the Rock Island County Coroner’s Office and her identity is being withheld pending notification of family. The Illinois State Police also completed crash reconstruction services for this crash scene. The driver and passenger of the semi-truck were uninjured and no citations have been issued at this time regarding this crash.
These incidents are still under investigation by the East Moline Police Department and the Illinois State Police. Anyone who has any information regarding these incidents should contact the East Moline Police Investigations Division at 309-752-1547, CrimeStoppers at 309-762-9500, or use the CrimeStoppers P3 App.
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